A grotesque animal 's head has been found dumped on the street in a plastic bag.

The dead creature's toothy face was discovered sticking out of a shopping bag in a Manchester suburb.

The grim find, thought to be some kind of goat , was made by Rob Cowley on his way to work yesterday morning, reports the Manchester Evening News .

Rob posted a photo on the Chorlton Facebook group and added the message: “Not the first thing I expected to see on my way to work morning.”

The image was met with equal measures of amusement, disgust and intrigue by other Chorlton followers.

Barbara Manoli simply wrote: “That’s horrid, hope it’s been removed.”

Kay McEllin agreed: “Horrid!”

Naeem Riaz posted: “In some Asian cultures, people buy sheep heads and cook the brain and tongue as a delicacy...Even Asda used to sell sheep skulls up until a couple of years ago. Think they withdrew them from display because they started freaking kids out.”

Other people saw the lighter side of the unpleasant discovery.

Ian Jones joked: “Is it contravening the Highways act of 1842 or Countryside act of 1650?”

Sayenna Jay Dee asked: “Is that what happens if you don’t pay the 5p bag charge?”

Police said they did not receive any calls about the animal and it’s not yet known why it was left in the street.